Ecclesiastes 10:5
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”Ecclesiastes 10:5
What Does Ecclesiastes 10:5 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 10:5 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 10, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 10:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 29:2“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”Ecclesiastes 5:13“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”Ecclesiastes 6:1“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”Ecclesiastes 3:16“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”Ecclesiastes 4:1“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.”Ecclesiastes 4:7“Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.”Ecclesiastes 9:3“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.”Proverbs 28:12“When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.”Proverbs 19:10“Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.”Proverbs 26:1“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.”Ecclesiastes 8:14“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”Isaiah 3:5“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.”
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